Hat.



J. HUTTBR.

HAT.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 15, 19124 1,052,343, Patented Feb. 4, 1913.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 14 WITNESSES lNVE/VTOR Jacob HuH er ATTORNEYS J. HUTTER.

HAT.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 15,1912

1,052,343. Patented Feb. 4, 1913.

2 SHEETSSHEET 2v WITNESSES lfll/ENTOR %/4,ZH ,5 Jacob Fix/Hey (rim-M By 775W momvns UNITED v STATES JACOB BUTTER, or NEW YORK,

n.1, ASSIGNOR 'ro BENJ'. WERTHEIM-ER- & 00., OF NEW YORK, Nf-Y.

HAT.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that LjAoon HU'rrnR, a.citi-.

This invention relates 'to improvements in hats, and has for an objecflto" provide'fan 5' readily creased or .folded without injilry',whereby a hat may be trimmed while in]an;extended position, and then"colljapsed to take the fin.

improved structure which ished position or the po'sition desired.

A further object lot the: invention is to-provide a hatwith"a'fcrownffor "d inirpldrality of parts,' 'the1;ilpp er 'r parts being connected by a fleit'ible fafid' I foldable material so that an even unbroken edge will beprovided-at the turned-fover portion of the'hat when the hat or a'crown is .in' its folded or finished condition. Y 1

A still further objectiof the invention'ds to provide a hat not, oniy-with a crown-or body formed in'parts connectedby foldable or flexible inembers,. but to also associate therewith a brim formed in parts or sections connected by a foldable pr amble-member.

In carrying out the-objectsofthe invention; an ordinary body or crownto 'a hat is provided with the side and top formed in two parts connected together'byaflexible member which is designed to be folded over the upper edge of the side" and "tlnd elitllelower edge of the top. In trimming it is expanded, or thetop pa1t is"*pi1sl\ and then the trimming is placed' iii'p after which the top ispressed down until the flexible member folds overth'e upper edge ot the sides of the body or crown and thenlthe hat is in condition for display. Informing the brim the same principle is utilize namely the forming'of the brim into sec tions connected by a'flexible member which may be bent back and forth as desired durin; the trimming operation and permit the brim to take the final position desired when the trimming is completed. Y

A practical embodiment of the invention I Specification-of Letters Patent.

Application filed July 15,

Patented Feb. 4; 1913. 1912. Serial no. 709,475. V

is represented in the accompanying drawings,'forming a part of this" specification, in which similar characters or reference indi- -.cate corresponding parts in I al LtheI views.

'- Figure 1 is a perspective view ,ofan embodimentof the invention, part1 of the hat being shown in dotted lines larg'ed fragmentary section" 'mately on the line 2 Q;o f F fragmentary sectional vieyiij s Q e cpt' that the hat; is 15h 1 he trimming in pos I I I perspective view of a fcrownfand. I bodying the invention shown asserribledand Fig." 5 is a section through 4 approxi 'mately I n line 5-5,.t he same-gbeingshow'n on an" enlarged scale. I

, 'In carrying out the objects of the-invenot-a brim 1,'and may be formed of 'anyinaterialf-fdesilred. 'A' body or crown'2 is formed on the brim'l; and comprises a side member 3-, atop .4, and an intermediate flexible con necting member '5. The invention is es pecially, applicable to hats made from com- 'paratively stiff material, as for instance 'buckram, which when turned over discloses a rough brokenedge. This objection nega "tives'any idea of forming" hats with a turned over edge (3, unless a flexible material 5 is pro- -.'vided. I The flexiblematerialois preferably straw, or some nice appearing strong material which is secured alongtlieline 7 of the side, 30f the hat; a wire st'ifi'en'i'ngand brac- 'ingflmeniber,8 beingv also provided. The flexible member is-fitted over the upper edge asu'itable ,o'fstit'ching 9 and a wire bra.c 1 ing member. 1Q, which is also held'in place by the stitching 9. .Itwill be notcd'that when foldedthe wires 8and lOact ass-nitable bracing 0r framing wires, for holding the hat near the fold 61in proper position. tter the side 3 and top 4 have beensecured together by the flexible member 5, a suitable covering or trin'nning member 11 may be provided which mav extend fro-mthe brnn Fig. is anzen-x tiQm-"a hat may be provided" with "any-kind I entirely over the crown, or may be divided 1 citeriorly of tlie'side-3,'. Whil e the upper 'iedge of the meinber'5 is fitted underand intcriorly of flie mp 4 and is held 111 placeby.

at the point 12, as preferred. In either event the trimming will have the appearance of being continuous so that the top or crown 4 will have the appearance of being part of the side 3. In order to vary the effect the upper parts of the crown could be trimmed in one color and the lower part in another without disclosing the usual more or less rough edge at the lineof stitching.

If desired the trimming of the crown or top 4 may extenddqwn to line 12, while the trimming or covering 11 on the side 3 may.

fall short of the upper edge of the flexible member 5 'whenthe same is in a folded, con-' dition, whereby the upper edge thereof will be disclosed and add to the trimming effect of the hat; r

In trimming a hat formed with the flexible strip 5, the same is placed in position while the hat is in an expanded condition as shown in Fig. 2, and after all the trimming or covering has been added, the top 4 is pushed down or collapsed to the position shown in Figs. 1 and 3.

In forming the brim the same may embody the same principle as disclosed in respect to the crown or bod by dividing the brim 1 into parts 13 an 14, the part 14 being preferably bent at 15 for forming a turned up portion- 16 over which the body portion of the crown is fitted, as clearly shown in Fig. '5. The portions 13 and 14 are connected by a flexible member 17 held in place preferably by lines of stitching 18 and 19.' If desired stiffenin "wires may be provided onv each edge 0 the flexible member 17 without departing from the spirit of the invention. In order to properly hold the brim in shape, stifl'ening wires 20 and 21 are usually provided, which of course are covered'by the trimming and will not therefore be visible. In forming the body in accordance with this invention the same may be trimmed-in two difierent parts, namely the crown or body portion may be trimmed and the brim may be trimmed separately, after which the crown or body is connected with the brim or'jthe crown and brim may be all trimmed at the same time; The flexible members arranged in the brim and the crown are designed to permit the proper movement ofthe sections of the crown and brim for allowing the brim to be properly laid and stitched in place.

Having thus described my "invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent:-

1. In-a hat of the class described, a crown formed in two parts of stiff material defining a side member and a top, and a flexible connecting band or strip connecting said side and top.

2. In a hat of the class described, a crown of comparatively stifl' material formed with an upstanding side member, a top, and a foldable connecting member of flexible material connecting the upper edge of said side member and the lower edge of said top together.

3. In a frame for a hat, a crownformed with an upstanding side member of comparatively stiff material, a flexible member connected to the exterior of the upper edge thereof and projecting therefrom, and a top of comparatively stiff material overlapping the upper edge of said flexible member, whereby when said top is forced downward a short distance said flexible member will be folded over the upper edge of said upstanding side member and under the lower edge of said top.

4. In a hat frame of the class described, a crown formed with a stiff upstanding side portion, a stiff top member, and aflexible connecting member,-said flexible connecting member being connected to the exterior of the upper edge of said side member and-to the interior of the lower edge of the top member whereby the same may be folded I over the upper edge of said side member and under the lower edge of said top whereby a finished crease or bend is provided intermediate the upper and lower edges of said crown.

5. In a hat frame of the class described, a crown formed" with an upstanding stiff side member, a stiif top, a flexible strip connected atthe opposite edges of the up er edge of said side member and the lower e ge of said top, and a bindingand stiffening member extending around said crown near the edges-of said flexible member.

6. In a hat of the class described, a crown formed in two parts, a flexible member con- .necting said parts, a brim of stiff material formed into a piurality of concentrically arranged parts, and a flexible member connecting said parts. 1'

7. In a hat of the class described, a crown, a brim formed into a plurality of concentrically arranged parts, and an annular flexible member connecting said parts.

8. In a hat of the class described, a crown of comparatively stifi material formedinto two parts, each of said parts having c1rcu-' lar edges, :1 flexible connecting strip r connecting said edges together, a brim connected with said crown, said brim being formed of a air of rings of stiff material set at an ang e to each other, and a flexible member connected to the adjacent edges of said rings. 7

9. In a hat of the class described, a crown, a brim of stiff material formed in two parts arranged at an angle to each other, and a foldable flexible member connecting said parts and normally spacing said parts.

10. In a hat of the class described, a

crown formed in a plurality of parts of stiff In testimony whereof I have signed my material, a foldable flexible member conname to this specification in the presence necting said parts whereby the crown may of two subscribing witnesses.

be variously adjusted, a brim formed 1n JACOB HUTTER. parts of stiflf material, and foldable flexible Witnesses: means connecting said farts whereby the RUDOLPH BAUMGARTEN,

same may be variously a justed. MINNIE KLEIN. 

